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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes includes effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) for changes that became effective January 1, 2018. We have incorporated estimates for these new TCJA provisions as part of our forecasted annual effective tax rate. Additionally, for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018, we adjusted our provisional amounts previously recorded at December 31, 2017 under Staff Accounting Bulletin 118. At September 30, 2018, we have updated our analysis and accounting for the income tax effects of the TCJA with respect to deferred tax balances and the federal transition tax. During the quarter, we recognized tax benefits of $9,157 and $1,779 related to the remeasurement of deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, respectively, as the result of finalizing these items. The remeasurement adjustment is largely driven by the impact on deferred taxes of additional planning items. We are still in the process of completing annual state income tax filings, which may result in immaterial changes related to the state impact of transition tax.

Our unrecognized tax benefits of $2,674 and $2,318 at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, are uncertain tax positions that would impact our effective tax rate if recognized.  We are periodically engaged in tax return examinations, the review of statute of limitation periods, and settlements surrounding income taxes. We do not anticipate a material change in unrecognized tax benefits during the next twelve months.

We classify interest expense and penalties as part of our provision for income taxes based upon applicable federal and state interest/underpayment percentages.  We have accrued $1,104 and $983 in interest and penalties at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  Interest was computed on the difference between the provision for income taxes recognized in accordance with GAAP and the amount of benefit previously taken or expected to be taken in our federal, state, and local income tax returns.
 
Our federal income tax returns for the tax years 2015 and forward are available for examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”).  The statute of limitations for the 2015 federal return will expire on September 15, 2019, unless extended by consent. Our state income tax returns for 2013 through 2017 remain subject to examination by various state authorities with the latest period closing on December 31, 2022.  We have not extended the statutes of limitations in any state jurisdictions with respect to years prior to 2013.